Peter Ledden

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Peter Ledden
Personal information
Full namePeter Robert Varville Ledden
Born (1943-07-12) 12 July 1943 (age 76)
Scarborough, Yorkshire, England
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1961–1967 Sussex
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches354
Runs scored75623
Batting average 15.125.75
100s/50s–/4–/–
Top score9812
Balls bowled55451
Wickets 8–
Bowling average 42.25–
5 wickets in innings 1–
10 wickets in match––
Best bowling5/43–
Catches/stumpings 18/––/–
Source: Cricinfo, 1 July 2012

Peter Robert Varville Ledden (born 12 July 1943) is a former English cricketer. Ledden was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Scarborough, Yorkshire.

Ledden made his first-class debut for Sussex against Surrey at the County Ground, Hove, in the 1961 County Championship. He made 34 further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Oxford University in 1967. [1] With the bat, he scored a total of 756 runs at an average of 15.12, with a high score of 98. [2] This score was one of four half centuries he made and came against Warwickshire in 1964. [3] With the ball, he took 8 wickets at a bowling average of 42.25, with best figures of 5/43, [4] which came against Cambridge University in 1966. [5] Ledden also played List A cricket for Sussex, making his debut in that format against Yorkshire in the 1963 Gillette Cup. He made three further List A appearances for Sussex, against Surrey in the 1964 Gillette Cup, the touring Australians in 1964, and Somerset in the 1966 Gillette Cup. [6] In his four matches, he scored a total of 23 runs at an average of 5.75, with a high score of 12. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "First-Class Matches played by Peter Ledden". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
  2. ↑ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Peter Ledden". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
  3. ↑ "Warwickshire v Sussex, 1964 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
  4. ↑ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Peter Ledden". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
  5. ↑ "Sussex v Cambridge University, 1966". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
  6. ↑ "List A Matches played by Peter Ledden". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
  7. ↑ "List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Peter Ledden". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
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